Biography for ANDREWS, Karen LesleyMember for McPherson (Qld)
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliamentary Service
Elected to the House of Representatives for McPherson, Queensland, 2010.
Committee Service
House of Representatives Standing: Education and Employment from 25.10.10.
Joint Standing: Public Works from 25.10.10.
Party Positions
Female Vice-President, Liberal Party Carlton Branch 1989.
Secretary, LNP Women 2008; Vice-President, LNP Women 2009.
Campaign Secretary, Mermaid Beach LNP 2008.
Secretary, LNP Mermaid Robina Branch 2008-09.
Chair, McPherson Federal Divisional Council 2008-09.
Secretary, Mermaid Beach State Electoral Council 2009.
Personal
Born 23.8.1960, Brisbane, Qld.
Married.
Qualifications and Occupation before entering Federal Parliament
BEng(Mech)(Queensland University of Technology).
GradDip in Industrial Relations (Victoria University).
Certificate in Mediation, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia.
Engineer 1983-88.
Industrial advocate 1988-91.
Human resources manager 1991-93.
Manager, Health, Education and Community Services, Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1993-94.
Assistant Director, Industrial Relations, Dept of Health and Community Services 1994-96.
Industrial relations and human resources consultant 1996-2010.
Electorate
Description: provincial.
Location: south-east Queensland, southern part of the Gold Coast and hinterland; it includes a major part of the tourist strip of the Gold Coast and includes the centres of Burleigh Heads, Clear Islands, Coolangatta, Currumbin, Currumbin Valley, Elanora, Merrimac, Mudgeeraba, Palm Beach, Robina, Tallebudgera Valley, Tugun and Varsity Lakes.
Area: 230 sq km (approx.).
Electors enrolled: 90 090 (at 21.8.10).
Industries: tourism, retail and service industries.
State electorates: McPherson includes the Queensland Legislative Assembly electorate of Currumbin, and parts of Burleigh, Mermaid Beach and Mudgeeraba.